WEEK 4 · FINAL
THE READ
Chiefs beat Raiders, 21-10
Chiefs handled Raiders 21-10. Fernando Mendoza did the damage for Raiders — 19/27, 256 yards, 2 INT — in a losing effort. Tyquan Thornton was the target for Chiefs — 2 catches, 87 yards, 1 TD. A season best for Fernando Mendoza. Through the air: Raiders 256, Chiefs 179.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | +23.7 | +4.3 | +19.4 | +16 |
| Raiders | +16.1 | +7.8 | +8.3 | +9 |
SRS is how many points a side beats an
average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good
team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20.
SOS is how hard that schedule has been.
Full table.
Fernando Mendoza
Raiders
19/27, 256 yards, 2 INT
Tyquan Thornton
Chiefs
2 catches, 87 yards, 1 TD
Brock Bowers
Raiders
7 catches, 97 yards
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Raiders 256, Chiefs 179
Raiders
Total yards
Raiders 308, Chiefs 265
Raiders
On the ground
Chiefs 86, Raiders 52
Chiefs
Pressure
Raiders 0 sacks, Chiefs 2
Chiefs
THE ROOM
Final. The recap is below.
THE MATCHUP SCOUT
every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling
LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 57% · Rush 43% · 46.0 scored, 26.6 allowed
13.3 yds/att
73.3% completions
7.1 yds/carry
431.2 yds/game
1.0 giveaways/game
3.3% sack rate
last 5: 5-0
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 85 · Efficient
Balance 93
Ball security 72
Back usage 37%
QB runs 2.2/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Xavier Worthy takes 38% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 96
WR 82
TE 91
RB 84
OL 83
DL 84
LB 80
DB 80
Best: Patrick Mahomes QB 96
Fastest: Xavier Worthy WR 99 SPD
8 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 54% · Rush 46% · 30.0 scored, 21.7 allowed
9.3 yds/att
65.5% completions
5.2 yds/carry
340.0 yds/game
0.5 giveaways/game
8.1% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 73 · Efficient
Balance 96
Ball security 86
Back usage 42%
QB runs 2.2/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 8.1% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 79
WR 77
TE 94
RB 83
OL 81
DL 82
LB 76
DB 80
Best: Maxx Crosby LEDG 99
Fastest: Dont'e Thornton Jr WR 96 SPD
4 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Chiefs receivers vs Raiders secondary
82 v 80
EVEN
Raiders receivers vs Chiefs secondary
77 v 80
CHIEFS
Chiefs line vs Raiders front
83 v 82
EVEN
Raiders line vs Chiefs front
81 v 84
CHIEFS
Chiefs backs vs Raiders run defence
84 v 80
CHIEFS
Raiders backs vs Chiefs run defence
83 v 83
EVEN
Chiefs passer vs Raiders secondary
96 v 80
CHIEFS
Raiders passer vs Chiefs secondary
79 v 80
EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
CHIEFS
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CHIEFS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes QB | 9/18 | 179 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 101.6 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Mendoza QB | 19/27 | 256 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 69.3 |
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Walker HB | 11 | 84 | 7.6 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 0 |
| Patrick Mahomes QB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Travis Kelce TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Jeanty HB | 11 | 52 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyquan Thornton WR | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 60 |
| Xavier Worthy WR | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 25 |
| Travis Kelce TE | 2 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Rashee Rice WR | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
| John Michael Gyllenborg TE | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Bowers TE | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 25 |
| Tre Tucker WR | 4 | 60 | 15 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 38 |
| Dont'e Thornton Jr WR | 2 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| Ashton Jeanty HB | 4 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 13 |
| Jalen Nailor WR | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| Jack Bech WR | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Jarius Sneed CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drue Tranquill WILL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mansoor Delane CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Bolton MIKE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadon Canady SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chamarri Conner SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jones DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R Mason Thomas LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Hicks FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Bowman Jr CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Bassa WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Chinn SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermod McCoy CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Stokes CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Eichenberg MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taron Johnson CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxx Crosby LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quay Walker WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Treydan Stukes FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tristin McCollum FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwity Paye REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalton Johnson SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nakobe Dean MIKE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHIEFS
nothing recorded
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Gay K | 1/1 | 1/1 | 30 |
RECENT FORM
Chiefs
W
62–15 vs Dolphins
WK 3
W
35–34 vs Colts
WK 2
W
70–50 vs Broncos
WK 1
Raiders
W
38–23 vs Saints
WK 3
W
23–21 vs Chargers
WK 2
W
30–9 vs Dolphins
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Chiefs | Raiders | |
|---|---|---|
| 265 | TOTAL YARDS | 308 |
| 179 | PASSING YARDS | 256 |
| 86 | RUSHING YARDS | 52 |
| 0 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 0 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 2 |
| 2 | TAKEAWAYS | 1 |
Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
1
CHIEFS
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0
RAIDERS